Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Parkering Forbudt
(No Parking)
Rekverk Mangler
(Guardrail Missing)
ROAD TOLLS & SPEED CAMERAS
Road Tolls
Around one-quarter of Norway's road construction budget comes from road tolls,
and new segments of highway and even some not-so-recently built tunnels and
bridges must be paid off in user tolls. Either way, you'll soon become accustomed to
the ominous 'Bomstasjon - Toll Plaza' signs.
Apart from some smaller country roads, most of Norway's toll stations are auto-
mated. If you're driving a Norwegian rental car, they'll be fitted with an automatic
sensor - after you return your car, the hire company adds up the accumulated tolls
and then charges it to your credit card.
If, however, you're driving a foreign-registered car (including some rental cars
from other countries), you're expected to either register your credit card in advance
online at
www.autopass.no
(whereupon you pay a Nkr200 deposit) and the tolls are
later deducted. The alternative is to stop at one of the pay stations (sometimes the
first petrol station after the toll station) to pay the fee there. If you don't pay, the au-
thorities will attempt to track you down once you return to your home country (often
as much as six months later) and you'll be expected to pay both the toll and a penalty
fee of Nkr300. Motorcycles are usually exempt from the tolls, but check at the
nearest pay station.
Speed Cameras
The lethargy-inspiring national speed limits may seem laborious by your home stand-
ards, but avoid the temptation to drive faster as they're taken very seriously. Mobile
police units lurk at the side of the roads. Watch for signs designating
Automatisk
Trafikkontrol,
which means that there's a speed camera ahead; these big and ugly
grey boxes have no mercy at all - you'll be nabbed for even 5km/h over the limit.
Fines range from Nkr1000 to well over Nkr10,000.
